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New Poll: America Is Shifting Away From Offshore Oil Drilling


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11 May 2010, 6:56 PM
Oil spill disaster in Gulf causes major swing in public opinion

<Update: Environmental groups are hopeful that public outrage over the Gulf oil spill strengthens a green movement towards more sustainable living.>

Public opinion is sharply reflecting three weeks of un-staunched oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Less than half of Americans now support offshore oil drilling—a huge drop from the days of "drill, baby, drill"—according to a new CBS poll.

Polling indicates a swing from 64 percent favorable to offshore drilling to only 46 percent now. Forty-one percent of those polled say the costs and risks of drilling are too great. Previously, only 28 percent held that position.

Why not use a massive vacum that filters in oil, there has to be a company out there with such equipment. Use it along all coast lines and effected areas. The advantage to this procedure would be that oil floats to the top of the water making this procedure possible.Thanks Mario de Leon

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